Archaeology: Iron Age pottery discovered on St Kilda, the remote Scottish archipelago

St Kilda was inhabited 2,000 YEARS ago! Archaeologists discover Iron Age pottery on Scotland’s remote archipelago, indicating a community was ‘well established’ there Experts excavated a site in Village Bay, on the island of Hirta, from 2017–2019 The work was undertaken prior to the refurbishment of a military tracking base Radiocarbon dating indicated the island was inhabited … Read more

Prehistory: Archipelago SURVIVED the massive tsunami that cut Britain off from Europe in 6,200 BC

An archipelago survived the tsunami that cut Britain off from Europe 8,200 years ago — and may have been a staging ground for early farmers migrating over from the continent and bringing agricultural practices with them. Researchers from the UK and Estonia analysed sediment cores from the south of Doggerland, which used to link the … Read more

Prehistory: Archipelago SURVIVED the massive tsunami that cut Britain off from Europe in 6,200 BC

An archipelago survived the tsunami that cut Britain off from Europe 8,200 years ago — and may have been a staging ground for early farmers migrating over from the continent and bringing agricultural practices with them. Researchers from the UK and Estonia analysed sediment cores from the south of Doggerland, which used to link the … Read more

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands becomes first internationally branded hotel on the archipelago

The first internationally branded hotel has opened in the Faroe Islands. A Hilton Garden Inn in Torshavn, the capital of the island of Streymoy – known for its grass-roofed buildings – is now welcoming guests. Many of its 130 rooms offer ‘scenic views of the Islands’ beautiful natural surroundings’ and facilities include one of the … Read more

Pictured: The amazing Thousand Islands archipelago on the US-Canada border

The Thousand Islands. It sounds like a land from a fairy tale – but it exists. A constellation of islands as magical as it sounds, as these pictures show. The name undersells it though, because this archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River, which straddles Ontario and New York State on the US-Canada border, consists of … Read more